Economics, government & business

Car manufacturer Peugeot plans to close its Ryton plant in January 2007, six months earlier than anticipated.
The company announced...

The government has today unveiled the ‘assisted’ areas where businesses can apply for regional aid for the next seven years.It...

Funding cuts and job losses could lead to the closure of some of the UK’s waterways, the agency which runs...

Higher corporation tax levels in the UK are forcing multinational firms to relocate elsewhere, according to the CBI.
In a speech...

HR heads could roll as the financial services sector prepares for a dramatic chop of back-office staff, employment experts have...

Many column inches have been devoted to bemoaning the skills of young people today. But what of the skills of...

Almost one in five companies (18%) is planning to take on more staff over the next three months, but three-quarters...

Once a mainstay of the British economy, the manufacturing sector has been facing huge challenges in recent times. Trade unions...

Private sector pay rises are set to soar by almost twice as much as increases in the public sector over...

Supermarket giant Tesco has committed itself to providing more employment opportunities for disabled people by signing agreements with disability employment...

The police should consider outsourcing more of its back office tasks to the private sector to help get more officers...

Effective time management is essential for ensuring that sales soar, a Watson Wyatt survey has shown.Research by the consulting firm...

Professional polish workers are helping to fill the UK financial services skills gap, research revealed.Far from simply supplying the UK ...

NHS Employers has advised the pay review bodies that next year’s pay award for doctors, dentists, nurses and other healthcare...

Thousands of workers in the financial services industry could lose their jobs in the final quarter of 2006, according to...